Saving lives remains an ongoing challenge for medical personnel and everyday citizens alike, but extra help may be on the horizon.
New technologies are becoming available that could transform the way emergency victims are treated. These technologies may empower ordinary individuals to become life-savers, and as a result, could help reduce the loss of lives globally.
The future of life-saving looks bright thanks to a number of technologies, including:
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HeartSafe Public Access Cabinets and Defibrillators
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) frequently occurs without notice, but HeartSafe Public Access Cabinets and Defibrillators are making it easier for individuals to assist SCA victims.
HeartSafe supplies Public Access Cabinets and Defibrillators in communities across the UK, ensuring people can access automated external defibrillators (AEDs) quickly and effortlessly.
To date, the company has set up hundreds of Public Access Cabinets and Defibrillators throughout the UK and even offers an AED Locator Map that enables people to look up the location of these cabinets and defibrillators any time they choose.
HeartSafe communities continue to crop up in the UK, and it may be only a matter of time before HeartSafe Public Access Cabinets and Defibrillators make their way to the United States as well.
To better understand the importance of AEDs in the United States, consider this: The American Heart Association (AHA) points out more than 359,00 SCA incidents occurred in 2013, and the overall out-of-hospital SCA survivor rate was less than 10 percent at that time.
However, the deployment of Public Access Cabinets and Defibrillators may empower many Americans to deliver life-saving assistance to SCA victims, reduce the number of annual SCA incidents and improve the survivor rate of out-of-hospital SCA victims simultaneously.
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Simulaid Manikins
Becoming certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) often requires hands-on training to ensure an individual understands how to perform CPR correctly in a life-threatening situation.
Simulaid manikins, meanwhile, may help CPR students better understand how to complete CPR at any location, at any time.
These high-quality manikins allow users to practice CPR, the Heimlich maneuver and abdominal thrusts – all of which could help improve an SCA victim’s chances of survival.
Also, Simulaid offers both adult and child manikins, enabling users to learn life-saving skills that they may need to perform on SCA victims of all ages.
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IntelliDot CAREt System
Barcode point-of-care (POC) solutions provider IntelliDOT has created a wireless system that empowers hospital personnel to ensure the right patient receives the right medication at the right time, every time – the CAREt System.
With the CAREt System, hospital professionals can prioritize the five rights of medication management:
- Right medication
- Right dose
- Right route
- Right patient
- Right time
The CAREt system ensures each hospital patient receives a wristband that contains all of his or her medical information, while a hospital nurse can use a handheld device to scan a patient’s wristband to receive up-to-date patient information. Thus, the system could help reduce the risk of medication errors in hospitals and boost both patient and nurse satisfaction.
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Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator
Imagine what it would be like if you could receive voice prompts and CPR coaching from your AED. Now, this dream is a reality thanks to the Philips HeartStart Home defibrillator.
This defibrillator can be purchased without a prescription and includes a user-friendly design, and some of the defibrillator’s features include:
- Integrated SMART pads that enable the defibrillator to provide instructions that correspond to a responder’s pace.
- SMART Analysis capabilities that evaluate an SCA victim’s heart rhythm and ensure victim support is delivered based on this rhythm.
- Life Guidance capabilities that provide a responder with step-by-step voice instructions.
The defibrillator also can be used on both children and adults, and ultimately, may prove to be exceedingly valuable in homes throughout the United States.
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Scanadu Vitals
Want to measure your blood pressure, body temperature and other vital signs wirelessly? With Scanadu Vitals, you soon could gain the ability to assess your vital signs from any location in seconds.
Scanadu Vitals serves as an electronic device that is still in development but could have far-flung effects on users worldwide in the near future.
To obtain vital signs via Scanadu Vitals, a user simply needs to touch the device to the left side of his or her forehead. Then, within seconds, Scanadu Vitals will collect a user’s vital signs and deliver them to a user’s smartphone via Bluetooth LE. That way, a user can evaluate this information on the go and help ensure he or she maintains optimal health.
Enroll in Life-Saving Classes Today
Many innovative life-saving technologies have the potential to revolutionize the way that healthcare professionals and everyday citizens deliver critical assistance in emergencies. Furthermore, life-saving classes are available that empower students to learn CPR, Basic Life Support (BLS) and other skills they can use to assist SCA victims and other in critical situations.
At SureFire CPR, we offer a wide range of classes designed to help students become life-savers. In fact, our courses provide certifications to verify that individuals possess the skills and know-how to offer life-saving support in emergencies.
We also employ firefighters, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), nurses and other healthcare professionals as instructors who will dedicate the time and resources to teach you all of the life-saving skills you need to succeed. By doing so, we’re able to provide an unforgettable learning experience, one that blends hands-on training with classroom lessons and ensures you’re fully prepared to deal with life-threatening situations at any time.
Learn how to deliver life-saving assistance by signing up for classes from SureFire CPR. With our team of experienced instructors at your disposal, you’ll be able to receive expert training that guarantees you’ll be confident and ready to assist SCA victims and others in dangerous situations.
